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Macromedia plans to change the face of Web development with Flash MX. Find out how this major new release changes Web clients for the better and get early information on upcoming products in the MX line.
by Ian Bogost
March 4, 2002
acromedia just announced the sixth version of the Flash IDE and player, Flash MX, which positions Flash as the vanguard of an entirely new project strategy, called Macromedia MX. Flash MX offers what Macromedia calls a rich client, a highly experiential, integrated thin-client environment for content, communications—and applications. Until now, Flash has provided only the ability to integrate multimedia elements into existing Web pages, but the new version radically extends Flash's capabilities, making it possible to create an entire dynamic site in Flash, from content display, to database connectivity, to video to debugging. The result is unprecedented; Flash's integrated multimedia authoring power comes close to making standard websites obsolete.
Flash MX is the first product release in the new MX product line.
Those of us who used Flash 1.0 or its predecessor, FutureSplash Animator, know that its flexible keyframe animation, tweening, and vector art support breathed new life into Internet image delivery, and provided a robust alternative to simple GIF animations. Since then, Flash has evolved from a rudimentary animation tool to a complete multimedia authoring environment.
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acromedia just announced the sixth version of the Flash IDE and player, Flash MX, which positions Flash as the vanguard of an entirely new project strategy, called Macromedia MX. Flash MX offers what Macromedia calls a rich client, a highly experiential, integrated thin-client environment for content, communications—and applications. Until now, Flash has provided only the ability to integrate multimedia elements into existing Web pages, but the new version radically extends Flash's capabilities, making it possible to create an entire dynamic site in Flash, from content display, to database connectivity, to video to debugging. The result is unprecedented; Flash's integrated multimedia authoring power comes close to making standard websites obsolete.
